People in northern B.C. have been noticing more and more tent caterpillars and a local bug expert says the next outbreak ...

Forest tent caterpillars have been seen feasting on trees throughout Edmonton this year. An outbreak of this magnitude for ...

A red-eyed vireo is shown harvesting tent-caterpillar nest silk. Non-native flora is generally not suitable for most caterpillars, as the larvae have a scant coevolutionary history with introduced ...

At times the epidemics reach statewide proportions. The buildup of natural control factors eventually reduces tent caterpillar populations to a low ebb, but in the meantime serious defoliation of many ...

Alias: The western tent caterpillar is in the moth family. The larvae emerge in late spring, and has a distinct hairy beard running around the entire girth of the caterpillar. These tiny little sa ...

The eastern tent caterpillar is a pest native to North America and is usually found in the eastern part of the U.S. It is commonly found on wild cherry, apple, and crabapple. It can also be found on ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Spring brings nice weather, but also insects like the eastern tent caterpillar. The insect caused quite a stir on social media last week, and one of the biggest questions ...

The subject of this writing is one of our most conspicuous caterpillars, the eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum). Almost everyone has noticed them, due to the conspicuous white silken ...

Some birds, like the red-eyed vireo, utilize the silk from tent caterpillar nests for building their own nests. 'Tis the season for caterpillar overreaction. Before we get to the protagonist of ...